{"id":11042,"date":"2017-05-05T06:40:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T20:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=11042"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:31:34","slug":"csiro-solar-hydrogen-ammonia-mb0023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/csiro-solar-hydrogen-ammonia-mb0023\/","title":{"rendered":"How Australia Could Be Exporting Renewable Energy (Soon)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11043\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11043\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/csiro-solar-hydrogen.jpg\" alt=\"CSIRO - Solar Hydrogen\" width=\"636\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/csiro-solar-hydrogen.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/csiro-solar-hydrogen-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hydrogen &#8211; The Right Gas To Export In Huge Quantities | Image : CSIRO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Technology being developed by CSIRO could see Australia becoming a major exporter of hydrogen; home brewed with the assistance of renewable energy sources such as solar power.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Solar and electrochemical technology advances are expected to make renewable hydrogen production competitive with fossil fuel-based production. While using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar\u00e2\u20ac\u201chydrogen_energy_cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solar power in electrolysis<\/a> to extract hydrogen from water (including seawater) for use in fuel cells is well understood, transporting and storing hydrogen is a tricky and costly business, creating a significant barrier.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps not for long.<\/p>\n<p>The clever folks at CSIRO are in the late stages of developing a device that will enable hydrogen to be shipped in ammonia (NH3) form using existing infrastructure and then reconverted back to hydrogen at the point of consumption. It can then be used in fuel cell vehicles, for electricity generation and industrial processes.<\/p>\n<p>As well as using solar in the hydrogen process, nitrogen gas required to make the ammonia can be sourced from air using a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen_generator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nitrogen generator<\/a> that could also be powered by renewables.<\/p>\n<p>The centerpiece of the reconversion technology is a membrane reactor featuring a thin metal membrane that allows hydrogen to pass through during the ammonia decomposition process, while blocking all other gases. Apparently, the membrane is in the final stages of development and it may not be too long before it&#8217;s ready for prime time.<\/p>\n<p>The membrane reactor is only one component of the system and CSIRO will also be developing all other elements of the process including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/photovoltaic\/effect\/\">solar photovoltaics<\/a> and solar thermal, water electrolysis, ammonia synthesis other aspects.<\/p>\n<p>If the CSIRO is successful, Australia could become a leading exporter of hydrogen locked up in ammonia. Unlike our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australia-gas-renewables-mb003\/\">mad dash to export LNG<\/a>,\u00a0 it seems we&#8217;ll be none the worse off for it &#8211; quite the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Chair of Renewable Hydrogen Brett Cooper believes the associated export industry could match the scale of the current LNG industry.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year project is being supported by BOC, Hyundai, Toyota and Renewable Hydrogen Pty Ltd.. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) has provided $1.7 million to help fund the work, which is being matched by CSIRO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a watershed moment for energy, and we look forward to applying CSIRO innovation to enable this exciting renewably-sourced fuel and energy storage medium a smoother path to market,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/news\/all\/news\/2017\/may\/membrane-for-hydrogen-fuel-cells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent MarketsAndMarkets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketsandmarkets.com\/PressReleases\/hydrogen.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, the global hydrogen generation market is expected to grow from an estimated value of USD 115.25 billion in 2017 to USD 154.74 billion by 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology being developed by CSIRO could see Australia becoming a major exporter of hydrogen; 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It's envisioned the \"solar fuels rig\" concept could eventually be deployed on the ocean to produce hydrogen fuel in large quantities from sunlight and water. 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